Since 2023, two Post and Courier journalists have tracked down public records that allowed them to build a unique database of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Albuquerque is receiving an all-time high number of requests for public records, likely due to artificial intelligence tools, ...

This column was originally published in the Hoosier State Press Association’s March 2026 newsletter. Every year, journalists, lawmakers, and freedom of information advocates come together to celebrate ...

The city of Vancouver is facing a lawsuit for allegedly violating the state Public Records Act by refusing to release documents related to internal investigations into high-ranking police officials.

The California Supreme Court held that the California Public Records Act (CPRA) authorizes declaratory relief—even after it is undisputed that a public agency has disclosed all existing responsive, ...

The West Covina City Council has voted to sue one of its own — over artificial intelligence. Council members last week voted 4-0 to file a lawsuit against Council Member Brian Gutierrez, claiming that ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Some people might believe the New Mexico House of Representatives deserves a salute for fiscal restraint. This ...

TENNESSEE (WJHL) — State Rep. Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough) has decided to withdraw a bill she sponsored that would have changed the fees incurred for Tennesseeans who request public records.

Cities will be held accountable when they withhold or destroy pertinent information during a public records request, as a result of a landmark California Supreme Court decision. In City of Gilroy v.

The City of Vallejo admitted on Thursday that it violated the California Public Records Act in January 2021 by failing to disclose requested records related to five police shootings. The records were ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A bill in the Tennessee General Assembly sponsored by Representative Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough) could change the way Tennesseans request public records. The ...

A judge ruled that Brevard School Board Chair Matt Susin took an unreasonable amount of time to fulfill a public records request. The lawsuit was filed by then-fellow board member Jennifer Jenkins ...